COLORADO SPRINGS, CO, April 18, 2024 — Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC) is pleased to announce its participation in the upcoming 2024 Cysat conference with two significant events: a Simulation Tabletop Exercise and a panel titled “Collective Intelligence & Space ISAC: A Platform for Resilience and Sovereignty.”
Taking place on April 24th – 25th, CYSAT is the largest European event dedicated entirely to cybersecurity for the space industry. With cybersecurity challenges becoming more pronounced and the imperative for data protection in space reaching new heights, CYSAT aims to unite the cybersecurity and space communities. Through the development of a robust European ecosystem, industry challenges can be effectively addressed to ensure a secure and resilient future for space endeavors.
Space ISAC and member, Frontier Foundry, a leading artificial intelligence company focused on bringing Ensemble AI systems to market, have collaborated closely to develop an engaging and informative tabletop exercise for the 2024 Cysat conference. The Simulation Tabletop Exercise, hosted by Space ISAC, offers participants a unique opportunity to navigate through a simulated space-based mining and manufacturing crisis scenario set in the year 2030. Attendees will engage in strategic decision-making and crisis response, providing invaluable insights into future challenges and solutions.
As Space ISAC continues to drive innovation and collaboration, Executive Director, Erin Miller highlights the upcoming Tabletop Exercise at Cysat, “Next week in Paris, France the Space ISAC will host global leaders in a dynamic public-private, cross sector, space systems crisis exercise. Our Crisis Simulation at Cysat, developed in partnership with Frontier Foundry, takes space systems cybersecurity to a new realm. The exercise incorporates insights from industry members of our Space ISAC Cislunar Affinity Group and Information Sharing Working Group.”
Furthermore, Nick Reese, Co-founder and COO of Frontier Foundry, an ISAC member, added,
“Frontier Foundry fully supports the space mission and incident response in space. We are thrilled for this collaboration with Space ISAC and to bring this future and emerging technology focused TTX to our colleagues at CYSAT. Our primary focus is on learning lessons and developing technology and policy solutions to enhance space safety and resilience.”
Space ISAC encourages all attendees of the 2024 Cysat conference to join the Simulation Tabletop Exercise and the panel discussion to gain valuable insights and contribute to the collective efforts in securing the future of space.
BACKGROUND
Space Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC) is a 501(c)(6) organization that serves as the all-threats security information source for the public and private space sector. Founded in 2019, Space ISAC became an official member of the National Council of ISACs in 2020. The Space ISAC Watch Center achieved initial operational capability in March 2023.
Space ISAC is located at the Kevin W O’Neil Cybersecurity Research and Education Building at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. The Space ISAC serves to facilitate collaboration across the global space industry to enhance our ability to prepare for and respond to vulnerabilities, incidents, and threats; to disseminate timely and actionable information among member entities; and to serve as the primary communications channel for the sector with respect to this information. After opening the Watch Center in 2023, member services include support for response, mitigation, and resilience initiatives, while breaking down communication silos of public-private information sharing.
Space ISAC founding members include: Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS), Booz Allen Hamilton (NYSE: BAH), MITRE, SES, Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT), Northrop Grumman (NYSE: NOC), Purdue University, the Space Dynamics Laboratory, the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, The Aerospace Corporation, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Microsoft, L3Harris, Deloitte and Capella Space.
Space ISAC establishes partnerships with government agencies for facilitating collaboration to protect the security of the global space industry. Space ISAC government partners include: Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Command, US Space Force, Department of State, Federal Bureau-Investigation, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan Ministry of the Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales (CNES), United Kingdom Space Agency (UKSA), Israel Space Agency, the Greek Ministry of Digital Governance, the Department of Commerce, the National Cyber Director, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), IC Commercial Space Council, and National Space Council.
